expert

(noun)

A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject.

Related Terms

  • knowledge
  • expertise
  • TED

Examples of expert in the following topics:

  • Expert Systems

    • An expert system consists of both an inference engine and a knowledge base and has decision-making abilities.
    • An expert system in use in the financial services field is its use during the approval process for mortgages.
    • An expert system has a unique structure, different from traditional computer programs.
    • To run an expert system, the engine uses the knowledge base in the same way that a human reasons.
    • Break down expert systems to the inference engine, the knowledge base, and conversational
  • Expert vs. Peer Testimony

    • There are two types of testimony: expert testimony and peer testimony.
    • There are two major types of testimony: peer testimony and expert testimony.
    • Expert testimony, as the name suggests, is testimony given by a person who is considered an expert by virtue of education, training, certification, skills, and/or experience in a particular matter.
    • Because experts have knowledge beyond that of a typical person, expert testimony carries considerable weight.
    • Though an expert is an authority in a particular subject, his or her testimony can certainly be called into question by other facts, evidence, or experts.
  • How to Incorporate Expert Testimony

    • Expert testimony can be incorporated after introducing a point of your argument.
    • Once you have found experts to support your ideas, you may wonder how to incorporate their testimony into your speech.
    • Expert testimony is considered supporting point; it is used to support the main and subpoints of your speech.
    • Therefore, expert testimony is commonly introduced after a claim is made.
    • State why it is beneficial to incorporate expert testimony into a speech
  • Content Sourcing

    • Boundless content is sourced from open educational resources and curated by subject-matter experts.
  • Your Areas of Expertise

    • Experts are people who have a thorough knowledge of something that most people do not.
    • Rocket scientists are experts, but so are the analysts who talk about football on the television.
    • When trying to select a topic for your speech consider any areas in which you are an expert.
    • Only experts operated the earliest computers.
    • Explain why choosing a topic in an area in which you are an expert is a good option
  • Building Community

    • Boundless works with a community of educators and subject-matter experts to continually improve and expand our content.
    • Boundless content is created and curated by a community of educators and subject-matter experts.
    • All edits are reviewed by the Boundless team and our subject-matter experts before going live on our site.
    • Boundless also works with those within our community of subject-matter experts who have their own textbooks or materials they are looking to publish.
  • Concluding Thoughts: Implications of the Cognitive Apprenticeship Model for Teaching and Learning

    • Cognitive apprenticeship usually commences with modeling guided by a teacher, experts, or peers.
    • Learners are engaged in learning activities that are similar to the practices of real-world experts.
    • Cognitive apprenticeship provides students with authentic tasks; it encourages them to think like and to be treated as experts (Collins, 1991).
    • The nature of cognitive apprenticeship includes situated learning and the culture of expert practice.
    • This may automatically require resources that are not readily available in schools and educational institutions (e.g., subject matter experts, time, money for expert modeling).
  • How Boundless Content is Created

    • Boundless content uses existing open resources as a starting point and is vetted and curated by our network of subject-matter experts.
    • Boundless works with a network of 400+ subject-matter experts (SMEs)—professors, other educators, and people with or working toward their master's or PhD—to vet and curate sourced content.
    • After the subject-matter experts have finished composing the content modules, copy editors ensure that the writing flows smoothly and logically and follows consistent and coherent formatting and style guidelines.
    • Some original source content needs more rework than others, but all our content is vetted by subject-matter experts, and the parts that draw from Wikipedia always have the stamp of approval of an expert in that subject.
    • We admire and respect Wikipedia's mission to be a global, free encyclopedia; we simply take their content one step further by working with experts to ensure it meets academia's standards as well.
  • Evaluating new products

    • Expert evaluators can be used at all phases of the new product development process.
    • For instance, experts can be used to estimate whether or not a new product idea will be accepted in the marketplace before a prototype even exists.
    • Experts also play a role later in the process.
    • Expert evaluation is relatively low in cost, as just a few experts can provide estimates about the behaviors of many customers.
    • At the same time, the small number of experts on each project may lead to biased forecasts.
  • From Hermits to Helpers-Tech Experts Galore

    • Technological experts hold great power, possess deep knowledge, and wield considerable potential for good or evil.
    • To these experts, "why's" are at least as important as "how's."
    • True helpers are the cream of the crop among technological experts.
    • How technological experts behave affects more people, more profoundly, with every passing year it.
    • Those experts who practice uncooperative or arrogant habits can look forward to a bleak future.
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  • Algebra
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  • Calculus
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  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Microbiology
  • Physics
  • Physiology
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Statistics
  • U.S. History
  • World History
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